Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 20 (10.20)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 20 (10.20)
अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः । अहमादिश्च मध्यं च भूतानामन्त एव च | | १०-२० | |
ahamātmā guḍākeśha sarvabhūtāśhayasthitaḥ ahamādiśhcha madhyaṁ cha bhūtānāmanta eva cha
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I am the beginning) - आत्मा
(atma)— आत्मस्वरूप(I am the Self) - गुडाकेश
(Gudakesha)— हे गुडाकेश(Arjuna) -
sarvajoined in sarvabhūtāśhayasthitaḥ - भूत
(bhuta)— जीव/प्राणी(living being) -
sayjoined in sarvabhūtāśhayasthitaḥ - अस्ति
(asti)— है(is) -
tahjoined in sarvabhūtāśhayasthitaḥ
Line 2:
- अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I am the beginning) - आदिः
(adih)— आरंभ(I am the beginning) - च
(cha)— और(and the end) - मध्यम्
(madhyam)— मध्य(and the middle) - च
(cha)— और(and the end) - भूत
(bhuta)— जीव/प्राणी(living being) - न
(na)— नहीं(not) -
mjoined in bhūtānāmanta - अन्तः
(antah)— अंत(and the end) - एव
(eva)— ही(and the end) - च
(cha)— और(and the end)
English: Arjuna, I am the self, seated in the hearts of all beings; I am the beginning and the life, and I am the end of them all.
Learnings from Shloka 20:
- The Heart Witness:: The most intimate place to find the Divine is within your own heart as the silent witness.
- Time and Space:: The Supreme encompasses all of time, acting as the start, continuation, and conclusion of life.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 10.20 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Krishna states that He is the self seated in the hearts of all living beings. He is the beginning, the middle, and the end of all existence.